Hi Everyone,

My name is Lauren and I'm a student in school for Occupational Therapy. I'm have an assignment/presentation on Hoarding and I am looking for an individual who would be interested in doing an interview to help me better understand the disorder through an individuals eyes. I want to respect everyone's privacy so in order to do that I will post the questions below instead of through email. This would be really helpful and I want to thank anyone in advance for their time.



1. How old are you?
2. How long have you been hoarding?
3. What types of things do you hoard?
4. Why is it difficult for you to part from these items?
5. Has hoarding affected your relationship with family and friends? If so, please explain.
6. What does your family and friends say about your hoarding?
7. Are you married? If so, what does this individual think about your hoarding?
8. Does your hoarding affect your ability to go into certain rooms of your home? If yes, please explain.
9. Does your hoarding affect your ability to sleep? If so, how?
10. What do you enjoy doing on your leisure time? Has this been effected by your hoarding?
11. Do you cook? Has this aspect of your life been effected by your hoarding?
12. Do you have visitors come to your house? If no, is it due to your hoarding?
13. Is your hoarding contained within your home or do you have storage units outside your home that your store items in?
14. What do you do for a living? Are there any aspects of your job that are affected by your hoarding?
15. Do you care for any individuals? Has your hoarding affected your ability to take care of them?
16. Have you ever had complaints from neighbors because of your hoarding? How has this made you feel?
17. Have you ever been treated for hoarding? If so, what was the turning point and what did you take from the experience?
18. Are you apart of any support groups? If so, how long and have they been helpful?
19. What do you find is the most difficult part of your day as a result of your hoarding?
20. Are there things you are unable to do as a result of hoarding? If yes, how does this make you feel?
21. Are there any parts of your home you are unable to use due to your hoarding? If yes, please explain.
22. What types of things would you want others to know about hoarding?



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